Ajouan Aj"ou*an ||Ajowan Aj"ow*an, n. [Written also
{ajwain}.] [Prob. native name.] (Bot.)
The fruit of {Ammi Copticum}, syn. {Carum Ajowan}, used both
as a medicine and as a condiment. An oil containing thymol is
extracted from it. Called also {Javanee seed}, {Javanese
seed}, and {ajava}.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Ajowan — Ajouan Aj ou*an ||Ajowan Aj ow*an, n. [Written also {ajwain}.] [Prob. native name.] (Bot.) The fruit of {Ammi Copticum}, syn. {Carum Ajowan}, used both as a medicine and as a condiment. An oil containing thymol is extracted from it. Called also… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English